Smoking pipe



April 10,- 1945. T. YOUNG SMOKING PIPE Filed Nov. so, 1943 Sumo/am, LINCOLN TYOl/NG.

Patented Apr. 10, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT Q'F FICE I 2,s'zs,525 1 1 SMIIOKIINGYPIPIE Lincoln'T.'Young,Lynwood;'Calif. I Application November so, 1943, seal Nb. 512,357

1 Claim (01.131-184) This invention relates to smoking pipe.

An object of the invention is to improve pipe smoking pleasure by minimizing the possibility of the pipe stem from being clogged up at any timeeither when filling the bowl or while smoking,

Another object of the invention is the provision of simple and efficient means whereby a vacant space i formed between the tobacco in the bowl of the pipe and the stem thereof, resulting in a great amount of smoking pleasure.

A still further object of the invention is the construction of a simple and efficient stopper device that can be applied to many different styles.

or constructions of pipes, whereby a vaulted condition of the packed tobacco in the bowl will result in a highly efiicient smoking, by the user of the pipe.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention com-prises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figurel is a view partly in elevation and partly in vertical section of a pipe constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing the stopper device in an elevated or operating position, while Figure 2 is a similar view of a pipe, showing the stopper device at rest or in an inoperative position.

Figure 3 is a vertical fragmentary sectional View of the pipe showing another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, in Figs.

, 1 and 2, showing the preferred embodiment of .the invention, I designates a bowl and 2 the outer or lower end of shaft 1 is a disc grip 8.

Fixedly secured to the inner or upper end of shaft 1 is head 9, the top of which head is rounded or convexed for the purpose hereinafter described.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, 'the casing 40 is provided with the aperture 5 in communication with the passage 3 of stem 2, and under aperture 5 is a second aperture 5a through which extends a lever I 0 that is pivotally mounted at H upon the pipe. Pivotally connected to the inner end of lever I0 is a link [2; the upper end of link I2 is pivotally connected to the head 9. The lever I0 is normally seated in the elongated slot l3, but upon the operator grasping or contacting the depending grip I4, he can swing the outer end of the lever downward as shown. by dotted line A, causing the head'to rise or be shoved upwardly within casing 4a to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, while the tobacco is being placed within the bowl I.

When filling the bowl with tobacco the head 9 is held in the closed position shown in Figure 1. During this filling operation, the tobacco becomes compressed against the head so that it will remain in a vaulted position, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, and then the stopper device is operated to cause the head to move to its rest or inoperative position (Figs. 2 and 3) which is the smoking position. Thus, it will be seen that no tobacco can get to the stem to clog it during the filling process.

With pipes in general it is pretty much of a gamble whether or not one is going to get a, .smoke without some extra efiort. Ofttimes after filling a pipe and before being able to light it, one is obliged to remove all the tobacco and try again,

or resort to the use of some special tool to efiect a passage for draft; this is entirely eliminated by my invention, because the stem is free and ready for use.

When the stem of many makes of pipe does become clogged, extra effort is required to draw smoke through. This results in not only drawing a certain amount of smoke through, but the smoke is often accompanied by disagreeable solids and condensates, which enhance the bite. This condition is next to impossible with a pipe embodying my invention, because the large, free under-surface of the tobacco fill and the unrestricted passage through the stem permits such exceptionally easy drawing that it requires little or no effort. This obviously results in a continuously smooth and uniform smoking process.

The tobacco in the bowl lights more readily and burns more uniformly to the side of the bowl. This is due to the position of the chamber which causes a direct vertical draft through the tobacco.

The pipe bowl I may be cleaned or reamed with the stopper device in aclosed position, thus insuring against any cleanings fiinding their way to the stem.

and as the smoking continues the improvement will become more and more appreciated.

While I have described the preferred embodiments of my invention and illustrated the same in the accompanying drawing, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same, and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changesasshall fairly fall within the scope of the appende'dclaim. 7

What I claim is:

A pipe provided with a bowl, a stem extending from said bowl, said stem. provided with a passage, a substantially cup-shaped casing having a fiat bottom, said cup-shaped casing beingdisposedlin the bottom of said bowl, said cup-shaped casing provided with a side opening in communication with said passage, a shaft slidably mounted in the bottom of said casing, a disc grip secured to the flat bottom normally resting against the flat bottom of said cup-shaped casin and said head being adapted to move above said side opening of the casing and into the bowl with its top surface above the casing, whereby a vaulted condition of .tobaccoiin the bowl can be formed.

LINCOLN T. YOUNG. 

